MSC Cruises will have a marine mammal observer from ORCA onboard MSC Poesia in Alaska this summer to gather data and support ...

The number of whales counted in waters off Maui Nui appears to be about the same as last year. Pacific Whale Foundation chief ...

A dedicated marine mammal observer will sail aboard MSC Cruises' MSC Poesia to enhance whale conservation efforts.

In the icy waters of Alaska's Bristol Bay, a new study reveals how a small population of beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) survive the long haul through a surprising strategy: they mate with ...

MSC Cruises has announced a partnership with ORCA, a marine conservation organization which will deploy its first dedicated ...

A n isolated Alaskan population of beluga whales is small enough that inbreeding could be a major threat. Yet they remain genetically healthy, and new evidence suggests this is a consequence of ...

Among marine mammals, beluga whales ( Delphinapterus leucas) are particularly difficult to study in their icy habitat. To better understand and protect this endangered species, scientists must piece ...

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Sandsend Beach in Shapinsay, Scotland. Julie Watkins and Dug Turner found the bottle here while walking their dogs. In April, Julie Watkins and Dug Turner were walking their dogs on Sandsend Beach, ...

The animals included humpback whales, fin whales and a gray whale. — -- It's a whale of a mystery. Thirty large whales have died in the western Gulf of Alaska since May, now deemed an "unusual ...

A fin whale washed ashore on Anchorage's mudflats over the weekend. By Nov. 18, it had started to freeze over. (Wesley Early/Alaska Public Media) Whales hold a deep and an outsized role in Alaska’s ...

The strategy is the mysterious reason why beluga whales have such a diverse genetic population despite being an isolated species.